ကြွေ

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕwè/
Romanization: MLCTS: krwe • ALA-LC: krve • BGN/PCGN: kywe • Okell: cwei

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kroj (“shellfish”). Compare Old Chinese 蝸 (OC *kroːl, *kʷroːl) and 螺 (OC *roːl).

Noun

ကြွေ • (krwe)

Verb

ကြွေ • (krwe)

to fall
to drop, drop off
(figurative) to die, pass away

References

“ကြွေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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